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Nonvny Day The afternOOn session of the opening day was designated Norway Day. Delegates had been urged to wear national costumes and this provided a colourful crowd. The handsome significant costumes worn by the Norwegian women predominated. The platform decorated with firs created the illusion for the audience that they were seeing the spectacular Norwe- gian tree clad mountains. A showing of slides of Norwegian scenes, readings, traditional dances and music by Norwegian composers WEI'C part of the entertainment. A musician playing the long wooden [lute demonstrated how this sweet music could echo and re-echo across the fjords among the mountains. The finale was the singing by all of the as- sembly of the United Nations Hymn. The United Nations Hymn (Music from Beethoven's 9th Symphony.) We can make united nations, for the choice is mine and yours. We can save the mighty nations. from the endless chain of wars. We the people of the nations. with united hearts agree. we will make UNITED NATIONS. and the world in peace shall be. Build the road of peace before us. build it wide and deep and long, speed the slow and check the eager, help the weak, and curb the strong. None shall push aside another, none shall let another fall, march beside me, oh, my brother, all for one and one for all. We the people of the nations, with united hearts agree, we will make UNITED NATIONS. and the world in peace shall be. Words of verse I by Tichfield Sabine. Words of verse 2 from "League of Nations Song" 1935 by Josefina D. Bacon. The New President Mrs. Farquharson, O.B.E.. Chairman o: General Purposes Committee for A.C.W.W. Conference was elected to sen-t World President for the coming Triennium. Mrs. Farquharson has been a member the National Federation of Women's [USIlIl‘ of England, Wales, the Channel Islands . the Isle of Man since 1938; and has beer contributing member of A.C.W.W. since 19. She attended the Edinburgh Conference 1959, the Melbourne Conference in 1962 a the Dublin Conference in 1965 Where she it elected Area Vice-President for Southern ti Western Europe for the ensuing triennium. Among other activities Mrs. Farquharst was appointed after the Melbourne Conferen by the Australian Trade Department to rm. a six week tour of the food and wine industr. in the separate states and to undertake a It ture tour for them in the following two yea. She was personally invited by the Direct. General of F.A.O. to attend the Second WOI‘ Food Congress in the Hague in June 1970, Mrs. Farquharson, a widow with no chm dren lives in a small country village in Esse She comes from a family background of faith ing in Cornwall. She is a School Manager an Hon. Treasurer of a local Educational Four dation and has been a partner in a book pul- lishing house. In 1969 Mrs. FarquharsOn in the Queen Honours list was awarded the O.B.E. (Office of the Most Excellent Order of the British Em pire) for her work, both regionally and nation ally in this special field of service to the com munity. She was made a Freeman of the City oi London in 1963. Plenary Sessions Plenary sessions provided the delegates witt' opportunities to hear reports of the A.C.W.“ Executive Officers and various committees. In her report of the Council Meetings Mrs Dutt told of the Council being asked for a ruling on the date of the founding ot A.C.W.W. The date was fixed as 1930, which was the year of the inaugural meeting although its constitution was not drawn up and its name adepted until 1933. The Golden Jubilee of A.C.W.W. will be celebrated at the 1930 Triennial Conference. HOME AND COUNTRY